Monday, June 20, 2011

Designing Women: 25 Female Designers and Illustrators We Love

Here at GOOD, we've had the privilege of working with lots of talented women. Our in-house design team is female-dominated; four out of six designers on staff are women who crank out terrific work on a daily basis. So we found ourselves puzzled when some folks in the design community said they were having a tough time finding female designers to include in projects and events.

Just how hard is it to find a few good women designers? We took to Twitter to find out, soliciting tips for talented illustrators and designers to be featured in an informal showcase. The response was staggering. With more than 150 portfolios submitted, paring it down was difficult.

Eventually we chose to feature 25 women, but this slideshow is just the tip of the iceberg. Use the comments section to promote your favorite woman designer or illustrator (or, if you are one, to promote yourself). Let's make this a go-to resource so that the excuse "Oh, I just don't know any female designers" can be put to rest.

Now, join us on a visual tour de femme!

Above: Cave Party, a collective of designers from Minneapolis, MN. 



Nicole Lavelle

Nicole Lavelle

Director of Creative Projects for Pinball Publishing in Portland, Lavelle elevates creative projects with smart observations and a sharp wit. 

http://makingstuffanddoingthings.com



Alanna MacGowan

Alanna MacGowan

MacGowan is one half of the Seattle/New York studio The Dye Lab. Her work deftly merges strong type work with iconic graphic styling. 

http://thedyelab.com/



Aimee Gauthier

Aimee Gauthier 

Currently working in San Francisco at Chronicle books, Gauthier creates beautiful publication work. She will soon be moving to Minneapolis, where she'll freelance.

http://www.aimeegauthier.com



MaricorMaricar

MaricorMaricar

Run by two sisters, this studio specializes in hand-generated illustrations and typography. 

http://maricormaricar.com



Beth Hoeckel

Beth Hoeckel

Baltimore-based Hoeckel serves up surreal, strangely beautiful moments both in her collage and illustration work.

http://cargocollective.com/bethhoeckel



Amanda Buck

Amanda Buck

Buck is a freelance designer living in Greensboro, Ala., and a founding member of PieLab. She has collaborated with GOOD on various infographics. Soon she'll be relocating to Chicago as a freelancer.

http://www.amandabuck.com/



Anne Ulku

Anne Ulku

Ulku lives in Minneapolis, Minn., and she's open to new freelance and collaborative projects. 

http://www.anneulku.com



Brianna Harden

Brianna Harden

A former illustration intern at GOOD, Harden now lives and works in Brooklyn. 

http://briannaharden.com/



Tuesday Bassen

Tuesday Bassen

One half of the dynamic female duo behind Studio Sweet Studio, Bassen is an illustrator who calls New York home.

http://tuesdaybassen.net



Elsa Lang

Elsa Lang

One half of Always With Honor, Lang also employs her design prowess in making beautiful stitched goods.

http://hielsa.com/



Jennifer Daniel

Jennifer Daniel

Guest Art Director on Issue 021 of GOOD, Daniel is now the graphics director at Businessweek. She's also very funny. 

http://httpcolonforwardslashforwardslashwwwdotjenniferdanieldotcom.com/



Emily Maude

Emily Maude

Based in Brighton, UK, Maude crafts wonderful little illustrations inspired by a range of subjects. 

http://www.emilymaude.com



Erin Fuller

Erin Fuller

Fuller utilizes dynamic, throwback type skills across all sorts of terrific applications. She hails from Wisconsin.

http://www.erinfullergraphics.com



Jessica Hische

Jessica Hische

Brooklyn-based Hische produces a lot of stellar work but is best known for Daily Drop Cap.

http://jessicahische.is/awesome/



Kate Bingaman Burt

Kate Bingaman Burt

Currently living, working and teaching in Portland, Bingaman Burt is most well known for her book, Obsessive Consumption: What Did You Buy Today?

http://katebingamanburt.com



Lotta Nieminen

Lotta Nieminen

A multi-disciplinary designer and illustrator, Nieminen is based in Brooklyn. 

http://lottanieminen.com



Pizza Island

Pizza Island

A cartoonists' studio based in Brooklyn, Pizza Island is made up of Kate Beaton, Domitille Collardey, Sarah Glidden, Meredith Gran, Lisa Hanawalt, and Julia Wertz.

 
 


Maria Janosko

Maria Janosko

Janosko crafts terrific work for a variety of cool projects. She calls Portland home. 

http://www.mariajanosko.com/



Sarah Kissell

Sarah Kissell

Now the Los Angeles-based art director for Nasty Gal, Kissell was formerly a senior designer at Urban Outfitters. 

http://www.puremagenta.com/



Sara Saedi

Sara Saedi

A former illustration intern at GOOD, Saedi is based in Los Angeles.

http://sarasaedi.tumblr.com



Susan Murphy

Susan Murphy

Murphy cut her teeth at different studios and agencies, and was most recently part of the Philly-based 160over90. She'll soon be starting work in the Netherlands with Edenspiekermann.

http://www.howsueisnow.com



Roxanne Daner

Roxanne Daner

Hailing from Los Angeles, Daner showcases superb illustration skills. 

http://www.yoursroxanne.com



Jessica Walsh

Jessica Walsh

Having worked at such esteemed studios as Sagmeister Inc, Pentagram and Print magazine, Walsh raises the bar with hand-assembled illustrations and typography. She lives and works in New York. 

http://jessicawalsh.com



Valerie Jar

Valerie Jar

Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jar seamlessly mixes design and illustration. 

http://valeriejar.com





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